Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-03-23
MIFFNTowN PENNA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3d. 1887

dennis, and strangely enough sht
seems content with her posItion.n
''Pardon newly strangely?" quer
| led DIR. Hamilton, coldly.
Miss Trendennis lifted her head
slightly.
Have | made mistake? Is she moi
under orders?"
The gentleman seemed annoyed. and
answered with some hauteur:
''Our lady proprietor has los hel
housekeeper and Miss Trenton, who is {
distant cousin, good ma uredly consent
ed to rule until the place is supplied
The position Is a curious one, certainly
for lovely heireSS, but Miss Trenton i.
Quixotic and rather fond of her cousin
who is helplessly ignorant of her OWL
business.
And | was going to be patronizine
and give her a lift in the world!" said
Iris, laughing, a little embarrassed as
she noticed Mr. Hamilton's hauteur
and remembered having heard of his
devotion to flower gardening.
She gave him a propitiatory glance,
and asked merrily:
As sign that you both forgive my
impertinence, may / congratulate you?''
The doctor smiled brightly, but shook
his head.
Y ou see there are so many competi-
tors, and the last arrival, fear, may
prove formidable
'Mr. Grey?" asked Iris, much sur
prised. "Why, he is only just intro
duced."
'But he has been looking at her for
three days.
HAS he, indeed?" thought Miss
Trendennis, and was rather silent du-
ring the return to the hotel.
You see," said the doctor, as they
reached the jas1nine-covered piazza and
found Mr.. Grey and Enid talking in
friendly fashion on the steps.
Miss Trendennis smiled serenely, but
it was with an effort.
'YOu are rapid walkers" she said, as
she mounted the steps.
Miss Trenton came down the noun
tain like chamois," Grey said, with an
admiring glance at the graceful little
figure beside him.
Miss Trendennis passed on slowly.
She remembered Grey'S remarklng once:
"GOur step is too stately for mountain
climbing, Iris.n
''See here, ladies and gentlemen, it is
early, and the moon equal TO anything.
Let us practice archery until the strag-
glerS of our party return"
1t was DIR. Hamiton's suggestion, and
received a ready assent. Iris and Enid,
both being adopts, were well pleased
One young lady of the party was nov-
ice, however, and her attempts at aim
ing made the spectators rather nervous.
That child will shoot some one yet, :"
Mrs. Trendennis predicted from the
piazza, as the novice's arrow struck
unusually far from the bulls eye.
Miss Trendennis strolled near the tar
get when the third failure was in order.
Dr. Hamilton made a stride forward,
but Grey was before him. Miss Tren
dennis who was reused from her fit of
muSing bya strong arm lifting her aside,
and the whiZ Cf the arrow past her head,
She shuddered and looked up, rather
pale, 10 thank Don, gave cry of terror.
The arrow was fastened in his shoulder
On Don, DOn!'
The passionate tones brought a flash
of triumph into Grey's face.
''Thank Heavenln lie said, and rev.
erently kissed her trembling lips.
They were little apart, and in the
shadow of some trees; but il would have
been all the same TO Don, just then, if
daylight and all the world had been
looking on. Iris touched the arrow
fearfully, and ne drew it out.
"a mere scratch, but it would have
hurt you," he said. Then, smiling, 81
would not take the world for it,
Miss Trendennis drew breath of III
tense relief, and blushed a little as she
lid:
Il do not think it was that alone"
And she glanced toward Enid, adding
shyly, Don't do so any more, Don"
mo. / am content" Don said.
At the stroke of the arrow DR.. Ham
ilton had started toward the victim, but
Enid, with wonderful sagacity, recalled
him.
Are you crazy, doctor? Cannot you
see that it is a crisis?"
DIR. Hamilton stared, then smiled.
1.-The wound must lie slight, but
ought to be attended 10. They can set
tie the crisis afterward.n And he start
ed again.
''But, doctor, it is perfectly i'll order
for us to be blind with terror just now. y
Enid insisted, speaking rapidly to detain
him, and calling attention to the rest of
the party as example, for they appeared
spell-bound with bewilderment and
fright. Il heard from 4 mutual friend
of the long courtship, and how the lady
finally yielded to the over-persuasions of
her lover and friends, and never found
she had heart until-the csisis-don't
you see?"
Il see, said the doctor, WHO had trans
ferred all his late interest in a patient to
Ends animated face. Looking very
much as if it were Il sudden happy i'll
spiration, he added: "If | let some one
shoot at me, will crisis"
But Miss Trenton interrupted, laugh
ing, and blushing prettily.
II think we may recover from our
fright now, and inquire after Mr..
Grey's hurt" And she moved demurely
toward the scratched gentleman.